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- README.TXT
-
- VBCA - VB Code Assistant
-
- Version 1.1.0
- Copyright (c) TG Muench 1996, 1997
- All Rights Reserved
-
- VBCA (VB Code Assistant) is an Add-In for Microsoft Visual Basic Version 4.
- It provides many of the features that developers need -- and Microsoft still
- has not provided in the VBIDE (Integrated Development Environment).
-
- Here is a brief summary of VBCA's features:
-
- o Align controls - left, right, top, bottom; horizontal, vertical
- o Space controls - horizontal, vertical
- o Center controls - horizontal, vertical
- o Size controls - height and width
- o Set Tab Order of controls
-
- o Access the last 10 blocks of text from the Clipboard
-
- o Indent/Outdent code
- o Comment/Uncomment code
- o Preview graphics
- o Paste code templates; If/End If, For/Next, etc.
-
- VBCA installs itself as an Add-In for the 16- and/or 32-bit Editions of
- Visual Basic 4 under the following Windows Operating Systems:
-
- Windows 3.1 16-bit only; note: a very poor platform for VB4
- development
-
- Windows 95 16- and 32-bit
-
- Windows NT 16- and 32-bit; VBCA has not been tested under
- NT 4.0
-
- File List
- ---------
-
- VBCA32.EXE VBCA for Windows NT 3.51/Windows 95 (32-/16-bit)
- VBCA16.EXE VBCA for Windows 3.1 (16-bit)
- VBCA110.WRI Documentation in Windows Write format
- MSGHOO32.OCX Freeware MsgHook OLE Control (32-bit)
- MSGHOO16.OCX Freeware MsgHook OLE Control (16-bit)
- MFC40.DLL Updated support file required by MsgHook
- OLEPRO32.DLL Updated support file required by MsgHook
- README.TXT This file
-
-
- Requirements
- ------------
-
- Visual Basic 4.0 Professional or Enterprise Edition
- Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 3.1
-
-
- Revision History
- ----------------
-
- Version 1.1.0 (January 1997)
-
- 1. VBCA no longer appears in the Window 95/Windows NT 4.0 Task Bar
-
- 2. Two new buttons have been added to the Align/Size Controls Tab
-
- Center Horizontal
- Center Vertical
-
- 3. VBCA now automaticlly positions and sizes itself to the VB Main Window;
- it is no longer necessary to Hide VBCA before minimizing Visual Basic
-
-
- Upgrading
- ---------
-
- 1. CD to the directory where you installed VBCA
-
- 2. Unzip only the following files from VBCA110.ZIP
-
- *.EXE
- *.WRI
- README.TXT
-
-
- Installation
- ------------
-
- 1. Create a directory named VBCA under your Visual Basic directory. Here are
- some suggestions:
-
- Windows 3.x \VB4\VBCA
-
- Windows 95 "\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Basic\VBCA"
-
- Windows NT 3.51 \VB4\VBCA
-
- 2. Unzip VBCA110.ZIP into the above directory
-
- 3. Make a backup copy of the DLL's you will be replacing in your Windows
- System directory: MFC40.DLL, OLEPRO32.DLL
-
- 4. Copy *.DLL and *.OCX to your Windows System directory
-
- 5. Delete *.DLL and *.OCX
-
- 6. View the documentation file VBCA110.WRI before attempting to use VBCA. The
- product must be installed and registered before it can be used.
-
-
- Documentation
- -------------
-
- The documentation was created in the original Windows Write (WRI) format so
- that it may be viewed under all flavors of Windows. Under Windows 3.1 and
- Windows NT 3.51, use Write; under Windows 95 and Windows NT 4.0, use WordPad
- which can input (but not output) WRI format. Note that under Windows 95, the
- file WRITE.EXE in the Windows directory is not Windows Write; instead, it is
- a pointer to the new WordPad.
-
- If you have Windows 95 with WordPad, you can load the document in WRI format
- and then save it in Microsoft Word 6 (DOC) format if you so desire.
-
- The images used in VBCA110.WRI are 16-color bitmaps. The images simply took
- up too much space when stored in "HiColor" or "TrueColor" format. If you have
- problems viewing the embedded graphics in Write or Wordpad, you must set your
- display adapter to standard 16-bit color.
-
-
- Registration
- ------------
-
- After you have activated VBCA, choose "About..." from Code Assistant on the
- VB4 Add-Ins menu. Here you will find full information on how to register VBCA.
-
- VBCA is what I am calling try-it-ware.
-
- VBCA is not crippleware or expireware; it is not crippled in any way, nor does
- it cease to function after a period of time. If you try VBCA and don't like it
- and don't want to use it, simply delete it from your system and that's it. If
- however you do like VBCA and continue to use it after a reasonable evaluation
- period, please register. There are two levels of registration: Level 1 ($10)
- will get you on a Mailing List with announcements and notification of fixes.
- Level 2 ($15) owners also get the latest version of VBCA on diskette and one
- upgrade.
-
- Please send a Check or Money Order for $10/$15 in US funds along with your
- name, address and email address to:
-
- T. G. Muench
- 15440 North 1st Place
- Phoenix AZ 85022
- email: muench@goodnet.com
-